New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-17
THE TRIAL OF CAPT. UNGER.
JUROR ACTS AS INTERPRETER.

JUROR ACTS AS INTERPRETER.
FUDGE BARRETT ABOUT TO USE MICROSCOPE
BEGINNING THE DEFENCE
Captain Edward Urger's lawyer, Mr.. Howe, wai
moro sanguine than ever yesterday morning when he
entered the Court of Oyer and Termner that he would
secure the acquta Of his client who trial before
Justice Barrett for killing August Bohlc After the
adjournment Of the court on Tuesday Mr.. Howe had
visited the rooms at No. % Ridge-st. in which the
crime was committed. There. he said, 9 had made
important discoveries In favor OF his ellen and
ssd some startling surprises IL; tor the
available space In the room was occupied, and many
women, Who closely followed every detail of the pro
eeedn were present Inc os sat- az on se
more composed. Mr. MARITIME was present throughout
the day Acting Mayor Bee kman occupied seat be-
side Judge Barrett tor a time in the morning.
mr.. N,coll frst called upon Andrew Beser COM
mission merchant. living at No. eSo Eighth-aye He
s co"ntpv. He had known Boile since 1873 He met
In Glasgow. The witness introduced Bohlo at the
FRANKLIN Savings Bank where the after deposited
draft for several hundred dollars
Detective Sergeant William w. Mclaughlin testified
about his share In the arrest of Unger and the
nation of his rooms Blood marks discovered on
the wall and ceiling over the head of the sota Pieces
Of the wall paper supposed to be spattered with blood
for analysis. There was also glossy surface the
sofa hch in the opinion OF the witness was blood.
On cross-exsminati0n after tho witness had sworn
positively that this glossy surface where blood
had BEEN mr. Howe had the sofa taken into the court
room and asked the witness TO point out the glossy
surface After the sofa had been placed in several
positions the request OF the Witness that the light
could strike 1t and the witness had examined care
fully he finally discovered the spot This gave rise
to some discussion and Judge Barrett called for
microscope. Obtaining one he left the bench and was
about to examine the spot, when Mr.. Howe said that
there no doubt that the spot blood but il
less in quantity than the witness said it was.
Dafao fiya linn Erin ilaI houu ha
arrested Unger He found upon him four-ounce bot
ito OF laudauum The witaess identified the hammer
and knife the articles he had found among other
tools In box under Ungers bed. Ee also described
the blood marks which he found IN arious places in
the rooms. There were blood marks in the closet in
the sitting room Bodies bank book subsequently,
found in this closet.
Mr.. Beser was recalled and said that BOhle usually
carried his bank book the inside pocket of the under
one OF two coats which be always wore
Harris Dooski, who lived on the same floor with
Unger, was then called. He proved TO be so stupid
that little information could be obtained from hun and
considerIbl. time was wasted in trying to get hun to
fix the date of the murder. Robert III. Ralph was act
ing as Interpreter, when suddenly Morris Lovy the
ninth Juror declared that Ralph not interpreting
correctly. This led to a heated discussion between Mr.
Ralph and Juror Levy MIR. Levy said TO the judge
that the witness used several Hebrew words which he
understood and the judge requested the juror to inter
pref the testimony in that language. This done
and the witness testified that he heard no noise in
UDger's on the night of the murder.
Considerable merriment was caused when, upon Mr. |
Nicolfs calling tor Michael Ebert. q dimnutive |
woman all smiles, made her way the witness box
and said that her name was Emily, not Michael She |
lived on the same floor with the Un.ers and heard no
noise in their rooms on the sht OF the murder
In place of Isaac Finkenstein, the next witness |
called, another woman tinidly approached the clerk
and whispered that her name Dora Finkensten. |
She was another inmate OF the house who heard nc
noise III I'm room on the night he killed Bohle
Sergeant Won Ge1Ichten testified that the partition
between the apartments OF Unger and Dooski was
thin plaster one.
George a. Aoncel, one of the officers who watched
Cnger while he was in cell at Poles Headquarters,
testified that about $50 p. m. January 81 he was
sitting opposite Unger CELL when the latter said:
suppose the newspapers have hanged me already"
The officer SAID that he didn't think they had when
Cnger continued:
DON'T think any one can blame for getting rid
out and drank half gallon Of wikey IL had
runk too Vide g. so cut of one no OF e G
wTsp UU M IN se G pa S s ew On n he mead when
The te was cutting him up cursed him because hated
for his own pleasure. while he wouldn't pay lac
On crosscxaminatior the witness said that he first
spoee OF this conversation to SCI geant Mclaughlin
three tour days after it lie did not speak
OF before because the prisoner had made coue
to INSPECTOR Byrnes the day before.
At this point The prosecution rested and MI. Howe
asked The Judge TO instruct the jury that the second
count in the indictment, that Unger had killed Bohe
%lth an uhkn0wn weapon, had not been proved and
that they could not convict of murder in the first de-
gree as the indictment does not charge that the crime
was committed with generalization and deliberations
as the Penal Code requires The motion was denied
and exceptions taken. Mr.. Howe then opened for the
defence lie said that he woud not deny that August
Bohle had been kiled by Unger and that his remains
had been mutiated In horrible manner and sent to
Baltimore in trunk The jury should not BIZ inru-
enced IN their deliberations bJ sympathy for Bohle
Tor that old man sitting there those sweet chill
dren beside him. They should examine the case as If
there had been no mutiation OF the body. After
speaking Of UngeRs career and his services TO thus
country sailor in the Navy during the Rebellion,
Mr.. Howe read Uugers confession TO Inspector
Byrnes and construed it favorably to the prisoner
The LAWYER spoke for hour during which the pris-
oner listened attentvely but without betraying any
emotion.